2022 Homebrewed Mead Competition
Presented by the Massachusetts Renaissance Faire and American Homebrewers’ Association
What's this now?
Welcome to our Third Annual Homebrewed Mead Competition! Mass Ren Faire has partnered with the American Homebrewers Association to bring you one of the largest official judged competitions in the area for amateur brewers!
When is this taking place?
The actual competition/tasting is taking place on Saturday, July 30th. We will be asking all brewers to submit their entries ahead of time.
Mail in entries must be postmarked by July 18th.
Entries dropped off in person must arrange with Tolgy Wood Camp on a date picked in advance.
How do we submit?
First thing to do is sign up here: https://forms.gle/mBuXLCv8Mtujc2dKA
–It is $4 for each submission and each brewer may submit up to three (3) entries.
–Each submission should consist of 3 12-oz (or higher) bottles of mead.
–Payment may be made either via check (made out to Massachusetts Renaissance Faire) or via PayPal by sending the fee directly to [email protected]
Submissions can be mailed or dropped off in person. Address and other info can be found on the sign up form (linked above).
Who will be judging?
When will we know who won?
We will be announcing the winners of our Best in Show on July 31st, but the People’s Choice winners will be announced at the faire and online after the faire has ended on August 7th.
Are there prizes?
Yes! They are as follows:
Best in Show:
-2 Tickets to the Heilung Ritual Concert Thursday Sept 8th at Worcester Palladium
-2 Adult Day Passes to the Mass Ren Faire August 6th & 7th
– Engraved AHA Gold Medal
Second Place:
-2 Adult Day Passes to the Mass Ren Faire August 6th & 7th
-Engraved AHA Silver Medal
Third Place:
-2 Adult Day Passes to the Mass Ren Faire August 6th & 7th
-Engraved AHA Bronze Medal
People’s Choice (To be Decided by patrons at the Faire):
-2 Tickets to the Heilung Ritual Concert Thursday Sept 8th at Worcester Palladium
-Engraved AHA Silver Medal
Will this be happening again?
The deadline is coming soon, so sign up now!
Festival Dates
August 5-6 and 12-13, 2023
Festival Times
August 5th and 6th:
10am-7pm is Family Friendly Faire Fun!
7pm- 10pm is our 18+ Market After Dark
August 12th and 13th:
10am-5pm is Family Friendly Faire Fun and the 13th is Pet Day!
Directions
97 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington, MA
Directions
97 Fairgrounds Road, Cummington, MA